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Vimodrone Italy |
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Owned by | Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade, built in open trenches | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 5 May 1968 4 December 1972 as metro station |
as tramway stop||||||||||
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Vimodrone is a suburban station on Line 2 of the Milan Metro in the municipality of Vimodrone.
The station was opened in 1968, and initially was a stop on Milan-Gorgonzola fast tramway line. Since 4 December 1972 the section from Cascina Gobba to Gorgonzola, where this station is located, was connected to Milan Metro Line 2 and operates as part of it ever since.
The station has two covered platforms and two tracks. Passenger building is located on either side of the tracks, at the western end of the platforms. The station is built in the trench of an old bed of Naviglio Martesana channel, diverted approximately 200 meters to the north.
This station has:
Coordinates: 45°30′57″N 9°17′10″E / 45.5157°N 9.2861°E